New Delhi, July 23 - Twenty nine new cases of swine flu were reported in the country Thursday, taking the tally to 371.

'Twenty-nine new laboratory confirmed cases have been reported today (Thursday). Seven in Delhi, six in Bangalore, four in Chennai, four in Pune, three in Hyderabad, two in Thiruvananthapuram, two in Goa and one in Coimbatore,' said a health ministry statement.

'Of the 371 positive cases, 237 have been discharged. Rest of them remain admitted to the identified health facilities. The situation is being monitored,' it added.

Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Thursday asked parents not to send their children to school if they show symptoms of swine flu, but at the same time advised students that there was no need for panic.

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